The nation’s top lawmakers are learning more about new monitoring, personal health record and brain fitness technologies for seniors during a special briefing and demonstration today.Senators from...
Pain-relief patch available
Jan 30, 2008
Alpharma has announced the availability of the Fletcor Patch. The adhesive patch delivers medication directly to the pain site, offering a safe and effective alternative to widely used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory...
Grassley wants probe into states’ handling of care complaints
Jan 29, 2008
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) has called for a national investigation into the way states handle complaints of poor nursing care. He acted after receiving a serious complaint regarding a nursing/rehab center...
It’s in the genes
By
Liza Berger
Jan 15, 2008
CEO Robert Adams follows in his father’s footsteps.
Officials: New MDS takes about half the time to complete
Jan 25, 2008
The new Minimum Data Set 3.0 will increase clinical relevance, accuracy and clarity, and give residents a greater voice in data collection when it is implemented next year, experts announced.And providers...
SNF report cards not perfect, but important, new study says
Jan 24, 2008
A Web-based grading system has been found to improve certain aspects of nursing home care. Researchers recently examined results found on the Nursing Home Compare portion of www.medicare.gov and found...
Report: Not much known on MRSA in nursing homes
Jan 24, 2008
The spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in nursing homes has gone largely unaddressed, according to a new scientific review. Despite nursing homes being prime breeding ground for...
This is not a place for yo-yos
By
John O'Connor
Jan 15, 2008
As anyone who’s been around him can attest, Larry Minnix is an incurable optimist. The American Association of Homes and Services’ for the Aging’s president and CEO likes to say there...
Americans oppose nursing home funding cuts, poll finds
Jan 17, 2008
Neither Democrats nor Republicans are in favor of cutting funding for Medicare-funded nursing home care, according to a recently released poll of likely voters in closely contested congressional districts.
Black residents more likely to be hospitalized, researchers say
Jan 16, 2008
Black nursing home residents are one-third more likely to be hospitalized than their white counterparts, according to university researchers who analyzed data on more than 500,000 residents and 9,000 facilities...